Penne vs. Mozzarella cheese sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between penne and mozzarella cheese sticks?

Mozzarella cheese sticks are richer than penne in phosphorus, calcium, zinc, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat.
Mozzarella cheese sticks' daily need coverage for phosphorus is 34% more.
Penne has 2 times more fiber than mozzarella cheese sticks. While penne has 2.7g of fiber, mozzarella cheese sticks have only 1.6g.
The amount of cholesterol in penne is lower.

We used KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and DENNY'S, mozzarella cheese sticks types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Penne

Mozzarella cheese sticks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+271.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+203.4%

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

~equal in Iron ~0.84mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Penne

Mozzarella cheese sticks

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12		0.95µg	40%
Phosphorus	118mg	358mg	34%
Sodium	248mg	1008mg	33%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	5.104g	31%
Selenium		16.2µg	29%
Calcium	89mg	331mg	24%
Fats	4g	17.87g	21%
Vitamin K		25.4µg	21%
Saturated fat	2.3g	6.643g	20%
Vitamin B2		0.257mg	20%
Protein	5.7g	13.56g	16%
Manganese		0.363mg	16%
Vitamin B1		0.15mg	13%
Vitamin A		96µg	11%
Calories	126kcal	324kcal	10%
Starch		21.67g	9%
Zinc	1.1mg	1.98mg	8%
Vitamin B5		0.38mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	4.287g	8%
Copper		0.067mg	7%
Folate		26µg	7%
Cholesterol	12mg	32mg	7%
Vitamin B6		0.084mg	6%
Vitamin B3		0.98mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.74mg	5%
Fiber	2.7g	1.6g	4%
Carbs	16.8g	27.22g	3%
Magnesium	30mg	21mg	2%
Net carbs	14.1g	25.62g	N/A
Potassium	122mg	121mg	0%
Iron	0.8mg	0.84mg	0%
Sugar	1.9g	2.83g	N/A
Trans fat	0.2g	0.372g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.175mg	0%
Threonine		0.472mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.718mg	0%
Leucine		1.468mg	0%
Lysine		1.211mg	0%
Methionine		0.411mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.811mg	0%
Valine		0.934mg	0%
Histidine		0.441mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.524g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.045g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		4.306g	N/A